2010 INFORMATION

2011 INFORMATION

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West Amwell Township residents may bring their ordinary household garbage to the municipal complex, 150 Rocktown-Lambertville Road, every Saturday bet= ween 8:00 AM and 12:30 PM. NO DROP OFF PR= IOR TO 8:00 AM!! Recyclable materials handled separately, please adhere to guidelines (See reverse). Please, no liquids, wet paint, large items or hazardous materials!

= Residents only! Garbage Cards are required= . The annual permit fee is $150.00 and = is purchased through the Municipal Clerk’s Office, Monday – Friday, 8:30 - 3= :30, or by mail at the above address. Please include a SELF ADDRESSED STAMPED ENVELOPE and provide proof of residency i.e.: tax or utility bill, driver’s license (displaying physical addr= ess) or copy of lease agreement, and/or = current garbage card. Application forms for first time users are available for down= load from our website: www.westamwelltwp.org, (click Online Forms). See News/Announ= cements and the Garbage/Trash links for further information.

B= RUSH CHIPPING

BRUSH CHIPPING:= Residents only! (Please bring your trash card!) Brush may be dropped off at the Municipal Complex in the designated area from 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM. Saturday Brush schedule for 2011:

Rules: Normal yard maintenance only PLEASE! Brush must be tied with twine, (no wire or plastic binding) in bundles up to four feet long. NO stumps, vi= nes, briars, thorny plants, flowers, grass, leaves, metal, posts, wire, rocks, d= irt, or building materials. NO limbs over 6" in diameter or with wire grown= in and NO brush from clearing an undeveloped lot or residential wooded areas w= ill be accepted! Mulch chips are available according to the schedule.

C= HRISTMAS TREES

Discarded Christmas trees, stripped of all decoration, may be dropp= ed off after the holidays, in the lin= e with the Brush – Chipping Schedule, (see above) at the Municipal Compl= ex, 150 Rocktown-Lamb. Road. Designated area is marked

C= LEAN UP DAY(S)

(NONE PRESENTLY SCHEDULED)

Hunterdon County Utilities Authority Division of Solid Waste and Recycling offers a Residential Clean Up Program = for disposal of bulky household items on Saturdays at the County Transfer Stati= on. Rates per vehicle load. Visit the County website at; www.co.hunterdon.nj.us, click on Recycling in Hunterdon, then= again on Residential Clean Up Program for details and directions.

Hunterdon County Transfer Station/Recyc= ling Depot - 10 Petticoat Lane, Annandale

Saturdays: 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.=

908-236-9088

= See reverse for information concerning recycling of Hazardous Waste materials and Electronics

2011 INFORMATION

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= RECY= CLING is a LAW! Please adhere to the following guidelines: There will be spot checks of household garbage. A summons w= ill be issued to anyone with recyclables in household trash. Should you have any specific questions regarding recycling, ple= ase contact the Clerk's Office at: 397-2054, Mon. – Fri., 8:30 AM - 3:30 = PM. Residents only!

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DEPOT INFORMATION AND DATES: Recyclab= les will be collected between 8:00 = AM and 12:30 PM every other SATURDAY at the municipal complex. The Recycle Depot schedule for collec= tion in 2011 is as follows:<= span style=3D'font-size:8.0pt'>        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =

**DISPOSAL BAN EFF= ECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2011: “ELECT= RONICS WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT” PROHIBITS DISPOSAL OF: Computers, Monitors, Laptops, PC’s and Televisions with regular garbage. These items MUST be recycled. (See Hunterdon County recycling information below.)

Our Single Stream receptacle wi= ll accept the following recyclable materials according to the guidelines liste= d below. (Please conform to the requirements as specified or recyclables will be refused.

In t= he event of breakdown or mechanical failure of the recycling compactor (truck), recyclables will be accepted on the next regularly scheduled recycling day<= /span>.

Rec= ycle

Acc= eptable Items

Pre= paration

Wha= t NOT to Recycle

NEWSPAPERS

Clean newsprint & inserts such as: comics, glossy coupons, magazine sections and colored advertisements.

Contain in brown bag= s or boxes. Do not tie or place in plastic bags.

Newspapers in plasti= c film weather bags- (remove from bag).

OTHER PAPERS & JUNK MAIL<= /b>

Magazines, writing &= amp; school paper, envelopes w/w-out windows, copy paper, paperback books, hardcover books - covers removed, catalogs, phone books, store fliers, of= fice paper, file folders, greeting cards, non-metallic gift wrap, paper, & boxes.

Contain in brown bag= s or boxes. Remove all samples and plastics from junk mail. Do not tie or p= lace in plastic bags.

Shredded paper, tiss= ue, and toilet paper, photographs, plastic film, weather bags, string, twine, rop= e, canvass pictures.

CARDBOARD & CHIPBOARD=

Corrugated cardboard= , boxes & brown paper grocery bags, cereal & other non-wax coated food containers, tissue boxes, shoe boxes, clean corrugated pizza boxes & = egg cartons.

Flatten boxes, remov= e & discard liners, Styrofoam and other packing materials.<= /p>

Waxed items & fr= ozen food boxes milk/juice containers, Styrofoam or plastic egg cartons.<= /o:p>

GLASS

(CONTAINERS ONLY)

Bottles and jars of = all colors with labels.

Rinse clean, metal l= ids and tops are acceptable.

Plastic caps & t= ops, drinking glasses, Pyrex, vases, dishes, bakeware, china, ceramics, mugs, light bulbs*, mirror glass, window or auto glass, eyeglasses, porcelain.

PLASTICS (CONTAINERS ONLY)

Bottles, jars, &= tubs w/ #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, & #7 in the Recycling Triangle such as: bever= age, milk, detergent, shampoo, margarine, & yogurt.

Rinse clean, remove = all caps, lids, tops and dispose with regular trash.

Any container withou= t a Recycling Triangle #1 thru #7, plastic bags, Styrofoam, toys, beer balls, garbage cans, food trays, pipe, computers, bowling balls, garden hose, fl= ower pots, plastic caps, and lids, emptied motor oil containers, coat hangars.=

ALUMINUM, TIN, STEEL, & BIMETAL<= /span>

(CONTAINERS ONLY)

Soda, beverage and f= ood containers, bimetal cans.

Rinse clean, metal l= ids acceptable.

Aerosol cans contain= ing product, wire, aluminum foil and pie plates, cooking pots and pans, flatw= are, tools, pipe.

H= UNTERDON COUNTY HAZARDOUS WASTE CLEANUP

Hunterdon County holds a number of hazardous waste/electronics collection days each year. The hours are from 9 A.= M. to 1 P.M. at the County Garage Complex on Route 12 next to the County Library.= For more information contact: (908) 788-1110, or visit the Hunterdon County Recycle website. Watch for advertisements in t= he Hunterdon County Democrat, the Observer, and Lambertville Beacon. No pre-registration is required.

DO NOT RECYCLE the following Hazardous Wastes: syringes = and needles, pool chemicals, pesticide containers, medical devices and waste, f= ood residue, batteries, glue containers, paint cans, thermometers, wood. <= /o:p>

*LIGHT= BULBS, ESPECIALLY ENERGY SAVER BULBS ARE TO BE WRAPPED IN PAPER AND DISPOSTED AT T= HE COUNTY FACILITY AS HAZARDOUS WASTE.

Tentative Hou= sehold Hazardous Waste Collection dates for 2011 are: March 12, July 9 and= November 12.

**Electronics Collection= dates for 2011 are: March 26 and October 8.         = ;                   =               =                    =            =          6/14/11 SH

Rec= ycle	Acc= eptable Items	Pre= paration	Wha= t NOT to Recycle
NEWSPAPERS	Clean newsprint & inserts such as: comics, glossy coupons, magazine sections and colored advertisements.	Contain in brown bag= s or boxes. Do not tie or place in plastic bags.	Newspapers in plasti= c film weather bags- (remove from bag).
OTHER PAPERS & JUNK MAIL<= /b>	Magazines, writing &= amp; school paper, envelopes w/w-out windows, copy paper, paperback books, hardcover books - covers removed, catalogs, phone books, store fliers, of= fice paper, file folders, greeting cards, non-metallic gift wrap, paper, & boxes.	Contain in brown bag= s or boxes. Remove all samples and plastics from junk mail. Do not tie or p= lace in plastic bags.	Shredded paper, tiss= ue, and toilet paper, photographs, plastic film, weather bags, string, twine, rop= e, canvass pictures.
CARDBOARD & CHIPBOARD=	Corrugated cardboard= , boxes & brown paper grocery bags, cereal & other non-wax coated food containers, tissue boxes, shoe boxes, clean corrugated pizza boxes & = egg cartons.	Flatten boxes, remov= e & discard liners, Styrofoam and other packing materials.<= /p>	Waxed items & fr= ozen food boxes milk/juice containers, Styrofoam or plastic egg cartons.<= /o:p>
GLASS (CONTAINERS ONLY)	Bottles and jars of = all colors with labels.	Rinse clean, metal l= ids and tops are acceptable.	Plastic caps & t= ops, drinking glasses, Pyrex, vases, dishes, bakeware, china, ceramics, mugs, light bulbs*, mirror glass, window or auto glass, eyeglasses, porcelain.
PLASTICS (CONTAINERS ONLY)	Bottles, jars, &= tubs w/ #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, & #7 in the Recycling Triangle such as: bever= age, milk, detergent, shampoo, margarine, & yogurt.	Rinse clean, remove = all caps, lids, tops and dispose with regular trash.	Any container withou= t a Recycling Triangle #1 thru #7, plastic bags, Styrofoam, toys, beer balls, garbage cans, food trays, pipe, computers, bowling balls, garden hose, fl= ower pots, plastic caps, and lids, emptied motor oil containers, coat hangars.=
ALUMINUM, TIN, STEEL, & BIMETAL<= /span> (CONTAINERS ONLY)	Soda, beverage and f= ood containers, bimetal cans.	Rinse clean, metal l= ids acceptable.	Aerosol cans contain= ing product, wire, aluminum foil and pie plates, cooking pots and pans, flatw= are, tools, pipe.